Chris Pickering
EDC 430
Observe/Reflect #4
Dr. Fogleman Observations
Date: October 24, 2011
Time: 7:30-11:15
Today is my forth day at Narragansett High. Today I am observing Mr. Zabel's advisory and his ecology class. Today started off with a bang! During advisory, some of his students brought in a rocket that was about five feet long. The whole advisory went outside to the football field for the launch. When we got outside, many of the students started running around and had a lot more energy. When we launched the rocket, it went way up in the air, probably over 300 feet, and slowly decended to the ground, being controled by a parachut. Once of the students chased after the rocket, and when it finally reached ground level, it got stuck in the only tree in the area. Mr. Zabel allowed a student to climb the tree and retrieve the rocket. He told me that sometimes it is good for the students to go outside and run around to relieve some built up energy.
After advisory was ecology. This was a good period to be able to observe behavior and classroom management, since he was basically lecturing the entire period. While giving notes, Mr. Zabel would ask a lot of quiestions to the students so it wasn't him just reading off the white board. It was his way of engaging the students and it actually kept them well behaved because they didn't want to seem lost when asked a question. He also walked up and down the rows during the presentation. This would stop students from talking as well. After ecology, Mr. Zabel has an off period, so I returned home.
Reflection
Even though lecture isn't the most exciting thing to observe, I think I got a lot out of today. I was able to really observe classroom management in two extremely different settings. During advisory, they were outside, which is a lot for freshmen to be able to control themselves in that environment. Mr. Zabel pretty much let them run free, as long as they stayed in the general area.
During ecology, which is a much more structures environment, Mr. Zabel used questions and simply his presence to control the class. I think when I am teaching I will use similar classroom management strategies. If students are talkative, all it takes is for you to walk by them an continue with your lesson for them to quiet down. I do not want to be the teacher who stops a lesson to discipline students.
Class Topic: Energy/Trophic Levels Grade: 10 and 11 Observed By: Chris Pickering
EDC 430
Observe/Reflect #4
Dr. Fogleman
Observations
Date: October 24, 2011
Time: 7:30-11:15
Today is my forth day at Narragansett High. Today I am observing Mr. Zabel's advisory and his ecology class. Today started off with a bang! During advisory, some of his students brought in a rocket that was about five feet long. The whole advisory went outside to the football field for the launch. When we got outside, many of the students started running around and had a lot more energy. When we launched the rocket, it went way up in the air, probably over 300 feet, and slowly decended to the ground, being controled by a parachut. Once of the students chased after the rocket, and when it finally reached ground level, it got stuck in the only tree in the area. Mr. Zabel allowed a student to climb the tree and retrieve the rocket. He told me that sometimes it is good for the students to go outside and run around to relieve some built up energy.
After advisory was ecology. This was a good period to be able to observe behavior and classroom management, since he was basically lecturing the entire period. While giving notes, Mr. Zabel would ask a lot of quiestions to the students so it wasn't him just reading off the white board. It was his way of engaging the students and it actually kept them well behaved because they didn't want to seem lost when asked a question. He also walked up and down the rows during the presentation. This would stop students from talking as well. After ecology, Mr. Zabel has an off period, so I returned home.
Reflection
Even though lecture isn't the most exciting thing to observe, I think I got a lot out of today. I was able to really observe classroom management in two extremely different settings. During advisory, they were outside, which is a lot for freshmen to be able to control themselves in that environment. Mr. Zabel pretty much let them run free, as long as they stayed in the general area.
During ecology, which is a much more structures environment, Mr. Zabel used questions and simply his presence to control the class. I think when I am teaching I will use similar classroom management strategies. If students are talkative, all it takes is for you to walk by them an continue with your lesson for them to quiet down. I do not want to be the teacher who stops a lesson to discipline students.
Class Topic: Energy/Trophic Levels
Grade: 10 and 11
Observed By: Chris Pickering